Floor waxing implement



Nov. 22, 1938. M. J. M cLEOD FLOOR WAXING IMPLEMENT Filed April 1, 1937g w mkm 'MJMacLead Patented Nov. ,22, 1938 2,137,944 spoon WAXiNGllMPLEll IENT Malcolm r. Maclmfltl, Broolrline, Mass. Application April1, 1937, Serial No. 134,499

2 Claims.

This invention relates to a floor waxing implement and it aims toprovide novel means whereby liquid wax under valve control may beapplied to the floor and whereby through operation of 5 the sameimplement it will be efficiently spread over the floor.

It is further aimed to provide a novel, efiicient and durableconstruction, particularly one wherein the wax may be dispensed from itsoriginal container and a construction which will avoid leakage.

The more specific objects and advantages will become apparent from aconsideration of. the description following taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing illustrating an operative embodiment.

In said drawingr Figure l is a view in side elevation, partly insection, illustrating my improvement;

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the implement, with the upper portionof the handle removed, and

Figure 3 is a plan .view showing the applicator portion of theinvention.

2 Referring specifically to the ,drawing wherein like referencecharacters designate like or simi 'lar parts, the invention includes aninclined holder frame at Ill adapted to removably receive a can orcontainer l i, filled with floor wax. Such holder frame it at one endhas a collar it in which a nipple lllis detachably screw threaded at i iand which nipple contains a rubber or equivalent washer iii. The can ithas a discharge nozzle it which extends into the nipple 35 i3 and bearsagainst the washer iii, under the pressure of a set'screw ll, screwthreaded in the frame ill andpperable against the container H to clampit in the holder, with a sealed joint between the nozzle iii and thenipple. 40 An elbow conduit it is screw into the ring 112 and at itsother end at it], is screw threaded into the globe or valve body 2 l Anoutlet pipe 22 is screw threaded at 23 into the body ii and at it it ispivoted to a'bracket 25, fastened to the head it of an applicator bodyii in direct contact with the floor. Such body ill may be of any desiredmaterial, for instance, lambs wool, textile fabric or the like, and infact it may even be a brush. It will be noted that the applicator 271 isprovided with a central opening it and the head it also has a centralopening iii! therein. Through these openings, the wax is eiiectivelydischarged and controlled. l r The discharge of the wax is'under controlof a piston valve 39 which is slidable in the globe or casing 2!, havinga stem ill extending to the exterior thereof and slidably mountedthrough a packed bonnet structure 32 detachably screw threaded at 33 tothe globe ii.

threaded at l9 (ill. 9l-39) A suitable handle is provided at 3 1, pinnedat 35' in a socket 36 formed integral with the frame H). An actuatingrod N is hooked into an eye of the stem 3|, is guided through staples 39on the handle 34 and is pivotally connected at 40 to an operating leverM pivoted at 4'2 to the said handle 34.

As a result of the construction described, the implement by means of thehandle is pushed over the floor with the applicator body 2i in directcontact therewith. The wax will only flow through the discharge tube 22when the piston valve Bil is raised through the raising of the lever M,such wax flowing from the container through the nozzle Iii, the nipple'l3, the elbow i8, casing iii, the discharge pipe 22 onto the floor, whereit is confined within the opening 28 and applied to the floor as theapplicator ii is moved thereover. Normally the valve 30 is in closedposition as shown in Figure 1 and it is urged to that position throughthe expansive action of a coil spring i3 surrounding the stem andabutting the valve 3i) and the bonnet structure 32.

Various changes may be resorted to provided theyfall within the spiritand scope of the inven-- tion.

I claim as my invention:--

. 1. An implement of the class described having an applicator body, adischarge pipe connected thereto, an elbow supply pipe leading to thedischarge pipe, a holder from which the supply pipe leads, saiddischarge pipe and supply pipe being in rigid relation with each otherand constituting the sole connection between the holder and applicatorbody, means to secure a container in the holder with its outlet incommunication with said supply pipe, and valve means to control the flowof material through the supply pipe, said valve means including a casingconnecting the elbow supply pipe and the discharge pipe, a handieextending from the holder, and operating means for the valve meansextending along the holder and the handle.

2. An implement of the class described having a frame constituting aholder, said frame having a collar, a nipple connected to the collar,means to secure a container in the frame with an outlet in communicationwith said nipple, an applicator, and rigid conduit means extending fromsaid nipple to said applicator including an elbow pipe, a valve casingconnected to the elbow pipe, a globe connected to the elbow pipe, adischarge pipe connected to the globe, a bonnet on the globe, a controlvalve slidable in the globe and having a stem extending through thebonnet, a

handle extending from the frame, and actuating means connected to thestem and extending along the handle.

MALCOHE J. MACLEOD.

